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whacking

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adverb

whacking

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verb

present participle of whack
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Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of whacking
Verb
The robot showcased exemplary skills with the bat, whacking the ball precisely in a rally of over 100 shots with human-like agility. Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 9 Sep. 2025 New York put the screws to its division rival on Tuesday, whacking nine home runs to cruise to a 13-3 victory. Jackson Roberts, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 Aug. 2025 In the ensuing melee, an overly aggressive security guard makes the mistake of whacking Hutch’s young daughter on the head. Frank Scheck, HollywoodReporter, 13 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for whacking
Adjective
  • A little further out, there’s a much more conventional factory site, where giant industrial mixers mass-produce the Firmenich scents.
    Peter Vanham, Fortune, 2 Oct. 2025
  • Those weeks saw students, pensioners, veterans, doctors and teachers stand in freezing temperatures around giant stages, teaching politicians that this was not a crowd to lead, but one to follow.
    Nick Spicer, NPR, 1 Oct. 2025
Adverb
  • Some genres may be extremely violent and gory, so parents may want to consider supervising their children's viewing of films or avoid them altogether.
    PC Magazine, PC Magazine, 4 Oct. 2025
  • Grain bins and silos can be extremely deadly if people get trapped inside.
    Kelli Arseneau, jsonline.com, 3 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Really, there’s only one character onstage who commands an audience’s attention, and that’s Hines’ gum-smacking sister-in-law, who turns from antagonist to supporter.
    Rob Hubbard, Twin Cities, 22 Sep. 2025
  • Cal Raleigh tied Mickey Mantle for most home runs in one season for a switch hitter after smacking his 54th dinger yesterday.
    Chris Branch, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • The session proceeded without a live video-feed of the 22-year-old defendant charged with murdering the conservative influencer at a Utah college campus on September 10, alongside counts of felony discharge of a firearm, obstruction, and witness tampering.
    Robert Alexander, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Sep. 2025
  • Then, in 2024, Gates and Richard James Romano were both charged with murdering Alliauna Green, a rising Oakland rapper who used the stage name Tan DaGod.
    Nate Gartrell, Mercury News, 30 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • The San Francisco 49ers continue to deal with a huge number of injuries, especially on the offensive side of the ball.
    James Brizuela, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Sep. 2025
  • The victory by the Crimson Tide was a huge relief for coach Kalen DeBoer after a season-opening loss to Florida State.
    Erick Smith, USA Today, 29 Sep. 2025
Adverb
  • But damn if the Hostmaster General did not then go and do it.
    Dalton Ross, Entertainment Weekly, 25 Sep. 2025
  • No one gets hour-long lines without damn good BBQ, no matter how inventive the flavors.
    Farhan Mustafa, Bon Appetit Magazine, 23 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • By slapping a $100,000 filing fee on H=1B visas, the White House has declared the days of cheap labor pipelines and visa abuse officially over.
    Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 1 Oct. 2025
  • On the knee-to-knee collision between each team’s superstar, Collier badly rolled her left ankle and was lying on the floor and slapping the court with her hand as Thomas made her drive.
    Mike Cook, Twin Cities, 27 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Tyler Robinson, the 22-year-old accused of assassinating Charlie Kirk at a Utah college campus earlier this month, returned to court Monday, sort of.
    Michael Ruiz, FOXNews.com, 30 Sep. 2025
  • First, in December, Luigi Mangione became an internet icon after allegedly assassinating the chief executive of UnitedHealthcare in New York City.
    Michelle Goldberg, Mercury News, 27 Sep. 2025

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“Whacking.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/whacking. Accessed 5 Oct. 2025.

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